Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-19

Daniel Wooster: "Whea uy eyes TURN
TO behold for the last time the sun shining
III heaven, may they not SEE him shining
dered etc. Liberty and
union, now Gud forever, enc ed iGsepera-
| ole"
Colonel Sinclair Of Galveston exhibited
| Q bl0cd-atslHed and bulls ri3aitd sash.
captured ~ Serg ant 7. VI Daniels, Of
| Sanders Battalion, Armetropg's brig
ade of GGySlcy, Ct Coriutl. Also pair
! silver spurs iwhich, with the sash, were
| presented to Pnst No. 6, Grsnd A-m7 Of
| the Republic. The nementoes vore re
ceiyed by Colonel W D Wyhe in behalf
| OF the Grand Army. Colonel WylIe said:
| With gratitude l aCcepl these rsi;cs
| When realiL3 that we are here Us re-
unlo. of AnI,r.can soldiers | am proud
OF the occasion. We are ga hered, IS il
were, around ou7 fathers, heartdstunr, il
pesce end plenty, sitter fratr.ciGs! strife
which won from nistorya glorious re :ord
| for
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY.
J Why, CaE almost feel the rustic OF
sngels' wings-the spirits o. the
departed fathers, who smile
upon us to day. We have sprung
from the ashes of desCIatiou to almost
the acme of national greatness. Mt
" tthStandins the fact mat some Ct the
Grand army hsvo shown disresp,c C 10
the chief magistrate Of this ceurtcy,
an he e as an ex-fedeIel soldier to tell
you thst the loyalty OF such men IS sus-
picIous. As | take nv friend MsjOr Ew
ing by the hand, l can feel tle angels
wings Tustlipg around as they praisG God
to see brothers reunited. The speaker
clasped the hard OF jor wing, and
presented living picture OF TIE fts;ernal
sentiment which has characterized this
) meeting.
| Major Hl Ewing preeented to ~
| Tenne sseaaGa E beau.itu. + - WrouLl, ~
Mrs. Frank Cleatham, wife of Genera,
| Chaatham OF Tennessee. Mai5r EHIrg
said I was with Cheatnam, Gnd | c3n
say 20 you thst Drawer msn or s truer
soldier never lived. No man can reuem-
Der when Frsnk Cheatham's cUmmand
was behind time Mrs Che8than sends
this fig, made from the remnants Of her
gallant husbands
BATTLE FLAG.
The greet leader is gone. His wife and
children live in Tennessee. As long rs
there IS 9 hair il this heaj, this heart
viii! beat responsive to their wants
as the sp aker referred to the
death Of General Cheetham and his
lonely wJdoW, tears came 10 his eyes ard
with difficulty be controlled his feelings
sufficiently TO proceed.
The chairman announced that this
would close the dsy's proceedings at
| the signal OF three guns the various or
gsnizations assembled St their respective
EeadGuarters and marched in column
around Machinery Hall.
During the afternoon while the report
ers were busy trying to catch the words
that burn and thoughts that breathe,
gray-haired granger approached the table
and leaning over said in q Stage
whisper, that made the hair curl,
frCz9 the blood in ones veins.
"WhiIe you fellows air tellin'
about what the Old soldier done, don't
want you to forgit that I'm in the ounkin
business. This year | raised sixty pun
kins on two vines. Uow'5 that for high?"
Your correspondent merely had time
| to murmur pretty good for Texas, and
, then turned to catch the last notes Of
| 'tDixic" floating of on the tail Of
"YANKEE DOODLE"
The members of the press and other
friends responded to en- invitation from
Texas Farm and Rlnch. the
great agricultural and stock pa
per, to partake of feast
CT "gumbo," prepared b7 the
veteran barbecpist aud gumbajs,, George
Waugh, from Wsxshachie. The min VINO
has never tasted 'gumDo' ought ID turn
round and go back to LIES first mile
stone, for he has missed great Item Of
enjoyment in this earthly career.
Hon. c. r. Ki!gore Of Wills Point was
at the reunion to-day but could not re-
main until to -morEoW, when he IS expect
ed to speak.
Judge Gustave Cook, who was expect
ed to-day did not put IN mis- appearance.
Many other distinguished men are absent
| but the occasion is none the less enjoy